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to buy 3 items of shopping when I buy petrol?

58 replies

Eddas · 22/11/2010 09:38

because the man behind me in the queue thought I was!

I had just dropped dd at school, petrol light came on and I had 25mins before ds was due into pre-school. So I thought I'd pop to the local petrol station which has a Tesco metro attached (ie petrol is something else but you go into the Tesco to pay) Brilliant I thought I can pick up some porridge as we ran out this morning.

So I fill up, pop in and literally walk down 2 isles, pick up porrdge and weetabix and then think i'll treat myself to a pan eu chocolat for brekkie. It took about a minute.

Then I queue to pay, which probably takes about 2 mins.

Not unreasonable I thought until I walk out onto the forecourt and the in the car behinds starts shouting at meShock

Apparently he was now late getting his dd to school and it was my fault. 'park over there and get your f&ing shopping'Shock

For a start there was a MASSIVE Tesco lorry blocking the shopping spaces. Perhaps he couldn't see it Hmm

He then carried on as I got into my car, 'you've wasted 2 mintues of my life'

ROFL!!!

I was so embarrassed but I hadn't done anything, yet EVERYONE was staring at me

So was I BU by buying 3 things taking about a minute or am I right in thinking this > probably should rise out of his pit earlier to get his dd to school and perhaps not shout people down in petrol stations!!

OP posts:
gorionine · 22/11/2010 19:53

I asked DH and he assured me that as long as you replace the nozzle back on the pump you do not have to wait for thprevious customer to pay to be able to fill your car. The person at the station till will just ask you what amount you put in in case she has to tickets yet unpayed from the same pump.

Squitten · 22/11/2010 20:00

The guy said it himself - he lost a whole TWO precious minutes of his life! It's not like he was sat there for half an hour.

We were driving through London yesterday and the antics of some drivers attempting to skip ahead in the traffic queue were appalling. It's no wonder there are accidents all the time.

Some people really do suffer from a massively over-inflated sense of their own importance...

StarExpat · 22/11/2010 20:01

Once I pumped my petrol and saw a guy behind me who looked like he was in a hurry so I pulled up a bit so that he could get to the pump and I could go in and pay. I moved away from the pump but didn't leave the station - or aisle even!
So I went in to pay, said the number of my pump and they said "did you move your car??? An automatic call goes to the police and DVLA reporting your registration number and that you have left without paying" I was Shock and Blush.
Fortunately, the guy noticed that the system wasn't working properly that day so I wasn't reported.

But I've never moved for someone since then.

gorionine · 22/11/2010 20:03

StarExpat, your post makes me think that different stations have different rules. I assume it is just to make people's life easier as well!Wink

StarExpat · 22/11/2010 20:08

Well, I'm not taking the chance of possibly getting reported to the police and DVLA again. So I'll be staying put until I've paid even if there is a sign telling me not to (it could be a trick Wink )

gorionine · 22/11/2010 20:11

I think they have your number plate on a special file and when you go and get petrol a red light flashes behind their counter so they know who to play a mean trick onGrin

SauvignonBlanche · 22/11/2010 20:15

Two minutes of his life - he may need counselling! Wink

StarExpat · 22/11/2010 20:38

lol gorionine. That is actually quite likely Grin

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